B. Attend an international scientific, technical,
engineering, or other professional meeting, regardless of
the geographic location, when it can be anticipated that
representatives of Communist countries will be in
attendance.

C. Have association with representatives of foreign
countries who may seem to be engaged in hostile intelligence
efforts.

D. Receive or exchange correspondence or have close
personal association with representatives of Communist
countries.

E. Are appointed to a foreign assignment.

2. Authority. This Chapter implements provisions of the
Departmental National Security Program (442 DM 4) and the
Personnel Security Program (441 DM 4).

3. Responsibilities.

A. Employees.

(1) All employees shall personally inform their
Security Officer 30 days prior to their in ended travel
to or through a Communist country or attendance at an
international scientific, technical, engineering, or
other professional meeting, regardless of the
geographic location, when it can be anticipated that
representatives of Communist countries will be in
attendance.

(2) All employees shall immediately contact their
Security Officer whenever they have had association
with representatives of foreign countries who may seem
to be engaged in hostile intelligence efforts.

(3) All employees shall immediately contact their
Security Officer whenever they have received or
exchanged correspondence or had close personal
association with representatives of Communist
countries.

(4) Employees may be subjected to an investigation
prior to their foreign assignment.

(5) Employees will be required to complete defensive
briefing and debriefing statements relative to their
foreign travel to or through a Communist country or
attendance at meetings whose attendance includes
representatives of Communist countries.

(6) Employees will be required to complete narrative
written statements relative to their being subjected to
actual or suspected hostile intelligence collection
efforts by representatives of foreign countries.

(7) Employees are advised that information released to
official visitors from Communist bloc countries will be
strictly limited to that information for which the
visit was approved. Employees are cautioned against
gratuitously providing unclassified technical data to
such visitors. All requests for information or
documents of a technical nature not covered by the
official purpose of the visit will be reported to the
employee's Security Officer. Under no circumstances
will classified information be released to Communist
representatives.

(8) It cannot be overemphasized that, if involved in a
compromising situation, the employee should consult
with his/her Security Officer as soon as possible.
Sometimes an employee will be in a place or situation
where he/she cannot contact the Security Officer. When
this is the case, the Security Officer must be
contacted at the first safe opportunity. In the United
States, the employee, if unable to contact their
Security Officer, should contact a local office of the
FBI. Abroad, employees should contact the nearest
United States diplomatic establishment that can arrange
to put them in touch with appropriate U.S. Government
security officials.

B. Security Officers (division, region, or office) shall:

(1) Personally conduct, whenever possible, the
defensive security briefing of all USGS employees
before they effect foreign travel or attend meetings
described in IA and B of this chapter. If conduct of
this briefing is not possible, ensure that the employee
is provided a complete copy of the defensive briefing
guidelines (Appendix A). After the defensive briefing,
or upon the employees receipt of the briefing
guidelines, the Security Officer will ensure that the
employee completes a defensive security briefing
statement which will be forwarded to the USGS Security
Officer for inclusion in the individual's security file
(Appendix B).

(2) Upon completion of the foreign travel or meetings
described in IA and B of this Chapter, the Security
Officer should debrief the employee and require the
employee to complete a debriefing statement which will
be forwarded to the USGS Security Officer for inclusion
in the individual's security file (Appendix C).

(3) Whenever the Security Officer receives an
employee's report of hostile intelligence efforts,
affirmative responses as a result of a defensive
security debriefing, the receipt or exchange of
correspondence or has had close personal association
with representatives of Communist countries, the
Security Officer will require the employee to complete
a written memo or use Appendix C to describe, in
detail, the incident. The document will be
conspicuously marked "FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY," sealed in
an envelope and forwarded through the USGS Security
Officer to the Chief, Division of Enforcement and
Security Management for appropriate action and
disposition.

(4) Ensure that all employees considered for foreign
assignment in excess of 130 days are or have been
subjected to a favorably adjudicated background
investigation which is current within 5 years; if the
investigation is not current, an updated investigative
action may be required. Coordinate with the USGS
Security Officer for verification of the investigative
background, update investigative action if required,
and issue a Certification of Favorable Determination
(Appendix D).

(5) Ensure that all employees considered for foreign
assignment for 130 days or less are or have been
subjected to a favorably adjudicated national agency
check, plus inquiries, which is current within 5 years;
if the investigation is not current, an updated
investigative action may be required. Coordinate with
the USGS Security Officer for verification of the
investigative background, update investigative action
if required, and issue a Certification of Favorable
Determination (Appendix D).

(6) Members of the USGS Security Office are available
for advice, assistance, and interpretation of
Departmental and USGS policy relative to foreign
travel, assignments, and contacts. They may be
contacted in Room ID133 at the National Center, by
correspondence ATTN: MS 150, or by telephone by
calling (703) 648-4467/4468 or FTS 959-4467/4468.